October 2026 Feast Days and Sunday Gospel Readings

October falls during the liturgical season known as Tempus per Annum or Ordinary Time (formerly Time After Pentecost), which is represented by the liturgical color green. Green is a symbol of hope, as it is the color of the sprouting seed and arouses in the faithful the hope of reaping the eternal harvest of heaven, especially the hope of a glorious resurrection. The liturgical color green is worn during the praying of Offices and celebration of Masses of Ordinary Time.

The Holy Father's Intentions for October 2026

 For mental health ministry: Let us pray that the mental health ministry be established throughout the Church, helping to overcome the stigma and discrimination of persons with mental illnesses. 

Feasts for October 2026

1. St. Therese of Lisieux

2. Guardian Angel and First Friday dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

3. First Saturday of the month dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
4. TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, Sunday
5. Bl. Francis Xavier Seelos (USA); St. Faustina Kowalska, Opt. Mem.
6. Bruno; Bl. Marie Rose Durocher (USA and CAN), Opt. Mem.
7. Our Lady of the Rosary, Memorial (First Wednesday dedicated to the Chaste Heart of St. Joseph)
11. TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, Sunday
14. Callistus I, Opt. Mem.
15. Teresa of Jesus, Memorial
16. Hedwig; Margaret Mary Alacoque, Opt. Mem.
17. Ignatius of Antioch, Memorial
18. TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, Sunday
19. John de Brebeuf, Isaac Jogues and Companions (USA), Memorial
20. Paul of the Cross, Opt. Mem.
22. John Paul II, Opt. Mem.
23. John of Capistrano, Opt. Mem.
24. Anthony Mary Claret, Opt. Mem.
25. THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, Sunday
28. Simon & Jude, Apostles, Feast
 

Focus of the Liturgy
The Gospels for the Sundays in October 2026 are taken from the Gospel of St. Matthew for Cycle A; Weekdays follow Year II. 

October 4th: Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Cycle A: Matthew 21:33-43: He will lease his vineyard to other tenants.

October 11th: Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Cycle A: Matthew 22:1-14: Invite to the wedding feasts whoever you find.

October 18th: Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Cycle A: Matthew 22:15-21: Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God. 

October 25th: Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Cycle A: Matthew 22:34-40: You shall love the Lord your God and your neighbor as yourself.